The first time the new year was celebrated on January 1st was in Rome in 153 B.C. (In fact, the month of January did not even exist until around 700 B.C., when the second king of Rome, Numa Pontilius, added the months of January and February.) The new year was moved from March to January because that was the beginning of the civil year, the month that the two newly elected Roman consuls—the highest officials in the Roman republic—began their one-year tenure. But this new year date was not always strictly and widely observed, and the new year was still sometimes celebrated on March 1.

What we saw in 2012

No snow 🙂

Not crying about it either, it was a welcome site, not to see snow. What are the chances of another year like that?

New Uniforms

The workers accepted the change with the new look and for good reason, Their safety! The real test will be this winter, lets pray it saves lives. Safety First. Stay Alert.

One of our Sons makes it to the Olympics

All of DSNY felt your pride, Good Job 🙂

DSNY was given a lot of love from the White House this year, Good Job 🙂

John Franco gets his number retired

One Of Our Favorites Gets His Number Retired #45

New Sanitation Workers are hired

Right on time, we were losing them at some clip, and put right to work on Storm Sandy, Welcome aboard, Good Job 🙂

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Every new year people make resolutions to change aspects of themselves they believe are negative. A majority of people revert back to how they were before and feel like failures. This year I challenge you to a new resolution. I challenge you to just be yourself.